García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude Is Published
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos
- Curriculum: Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Argentina
- Date: May, 1967
Article abstract: One Hundred Years of Solitude brought Magical Realism and the “Boom” period of Latin-American literature to the attention of an international audience.
Summary of Event
After years of writing fiction without attaining significant notice, Colombian novelist and journalist Gabriel García Márquez achieved enormous popular and critical acclaim with the publication of Cien años de soledad (1967; One Hundred Years of Solitude, 1970). The novel traces the rise and fall of the Buendía family from its harmonious beginnings...
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